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Submit your question or request for a general "what's up this week" reading and I will be happy to oblige!

I am happy to read your Ogham free of charge -- that's how I hone my divination skills -- but if you want to donate for it, I'll happily buy myself a book, a snack, or a cup of tea while on the town. Please only donate if you can absolutely afford it. I've been there. Your prayers for my continued success are welcome whether you donate or not!

****************COMMENTS ARE CLOSED FOR THE WEEK OF APRIL 26, a bit early as I am suffering a bit of exhaustion from some events in my private life. Please feel free to comment on existing threads though!*********************

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From: (Anonymous)

Hello Kimberly,

I was just laid off from my job today. Something I've been anticipating for over a year now. I am not unhappy (actually, in some ways, I am overjoyed to be free) but this also snarls most of the future plans I and the family had. We do not have any immediate financial concerns, and our living situation is secure, if not ideal.

My question is: how should I approach this new phase of life?

Any advice from any direction would be most welcome.

Thanks,
VW

From:

kimberlysteele

Hi VW,

My Ogham give me three cards as advice for your new phase.

For the You position, they give me Mór or Change. There are huge changes happening for all of us right now -- it's sink or swim, and we are all swept up in a wave of karmic culmination. You are no different. This change was inevitable and the Ogham is saying that you'll have to kiss many of those old dreams goodbye. Good that you saw the writing on the wall though. The Ogham are suggesting you meditate on exactly where you are and what factors got you here, because the study of the present is key to the future. Which factors were you in control of and which ones were you not in control of? Where did you try to control an outcome and fail? Where did you succeed?

For the Situation, they give me Fearn (Alder) ill-dignified. Fearn is Guidance. Someone close to you may end up attracted to a guru figure or it is possible they are a guru figure and won't be treated with the respect they deserve. I often draw this card when I'm sitting there, ready to teach, and the students don't show up or don't practice.

For the final card, the Outcome or Karma, you drew Muin (Nightshade) or Celebration ill-dignified. This seems to indicate that overall belt-tightening may be necessary or that there is an addictive issue with someone in the family that needs to be dealt with.

From: (Anonymous)

Thank you Kimberly, this is wise advice. I have meditated on it below - please forgive the long comment!

I completely agree that this is a karmic outcome. That was a conclusion I had already come to, and was just waiting for the hammer to drop. Anticipating that it would change our lives for the harder, I have so far taken up ritual and divination and am going to include regular discursive meditation soon, in order to keep myself as strong as possible in the face of whatever may come.

Knowing that the old dreams are probably done for isn't disappointing me as much as I'd feared. (There's an emigration attempt in process that will probably go nowhere, and as for buying a house... LOL!) I am fortunate to have many different dreams in life, and I have a beautiful one all ready to go for a less financially flush future, too. We have paid off all our debts, have $25,000 in savings, I have been beefing up my home cooking skills for the past few months, and have laid the groundwork for living with helpful family members and having a much-longed-for second child early next year :)

The specific questions, though, I will keep constantly in mind as I look for my next position. I definitely overextended myself in this one, and ended up in a position that was all but spiritual torture, which I endured purely for financial reasons. I am definitely willing (and ready, now) to take a pretty significant pay cut in order to not be so consistently miserable. Also - I definitely had what is scientifically known as a "bullshit job". This wasn't good for my mental, emotional, or physical health, and whatever I do next, I want to know (and have it be known) that I am a true contributor. I'm a pretty friendly, gregarious person who has her shit together, loves to learn, prefers to work in a group and doesn't mind "interesting" other personalities, and is willing to roll up her sleeves and do the needful (also speak three languages and have a lot of Excel and SQL knowledge, as far as that goes). I should be able to roll that into something that pays enough to cover our costs. And if not? Boy, I'd sure as hell love to be a stay-at-home parent, living with family and budgeting and cooking all of our meals, for a year or three! I love networking with other people and long to be part of a community (something my job actively prevented), so even with just doing what comes naturally, eventually, something will come down the pipe. It's especially likely to happen if I'm not also trying to "keep up appearances"... ;)

The Situation card is interesting and I have thought on it a lot. I wonder if it is either a close friend of mine, or my father (who I currently live with) who have advice to give that I have not taken to heart? I should, finally, have time to try and listen better. At the least, I can offer to read a book my friend loves and discuss it with him, the same way he has been kind enough to read books I love and discuss them with me.

The Outcome is, I'm about 99.9% sure, that belt-tightening will be needed. I am ready to go with that. I packed in my lunch today, though I'm sitting at my favorite coffee shop today in order to apply for unemployment, and plan to keep on packing one every day from here on out. I will be cancelling all my paid memberships to things within the week. And of course, keeping close tabs on our finances.

My husband does have some tendencies, that if not watched over, can lead to addictive behavior (sugar, alcohol, video games) but I have kept a loving spousal eye on him and successfully redirected the behaviors so far into more positive expressions. Being able to cook all the meals and to provide even more emotional support, in line with more time and more personal happiness, should keep that going in a good direction :)

Thank you again for your wisdom, and for providing this service.

From:

kimberlysteele

Thank you for the beefy comment! It's nice to know a bit of your current circumstances because I can gauge what the Ogham are trying to say to you through me a bit. As someone who was once upper middle class and is now lower middle class, I believe it is better "down here". The upper middle class has gone completely bats**t insane, especially with COVID. They were well on their way before COVID, of course, but COVID sealed their doom. I miss living with my parents (as an adult) and even though I own my own modest home and wouldn't go back, I am grateful for the years my husband and I lived in their house. I have had a great deal of precious time with them I would not have gotten otherwise.

Fearn ill-dignified can occasionally point to someone who is acting in a narcissistic or solipsistic way or the opposite, someone who is putting too much faith in snake oil salesmen, the television, media figures, etc. As you mentioned, it could be talking about good advice you've previously not had time to properly digest.